Project Engineer / New Product Launch Engineer

Voted 2023 Kentucky Manufacturer's Association Manufacturer of the Year - We're growing! And seeking a proactive engineering professional to add to our team. Are you someone who enjoys working with team members from all departments to help ensure our customers’ new product launch success? Apply now if you are an excellent communicator who understands how to ensure accountability and follow-through.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Conduct planning, scheduling, organization, control, and completion of engineering projects within areas of assigned responsibility. Plan and formulate technical projects and organize those involved according to project requirements. Monitor expenditures on projects and report status to management. Maintain project schedule, monitor project progress compared to schedule and report status to management. Become familiar with and develop a good working knowledge of the manufacturing processes that the company uses to produce product.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Others as assigned.

• New Product Implementation scheduling and planning.
• Act as primary non-commercial customer interface, including:
  • Product technical issues, such as tolerance and GD&T negotiation.
  • Coordination of customer prints in launch process.
  • Act as liaison between customer and internal resources.
• Hold the New Product Launch process accountable to on-time completion and budgetary constraints. Report status and obstacles to meeting goals to management for resolution.
• Coordination of establishing supply for purchased components and raw materials through Purchasing for all assigned projects.
• Coordination of establishing outside services through Purchasing for all assigned projects.
• Development, definition and implementation of product packaging for all assigned projects.
• Coordinate the development and the release of job books throughout the product launch process, and oversee the conversion of the job book to a “released for production” format upon product launch completion.
• Plan and document bill of materials and process routing products.
• Coordinate the development and completion of engineering matters for products in all assigned projects, including GD&T, SPC, PFMEA, FAI/PPAP.
• Oversee the collection of all required data for the reporting of New Product Launch metrics.
• Ensure that all reviews and critical communications between various resources in the New Product Launch process occur and are documented.
• Coordinate cost reduction/avoidance programs across departmental lines.

Schedule: This exempt-level role will primarily work eight or more hours per day, five days per week based on business needs and will primarily be day-time hours but may occasionally work or travel nights or weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical field or equivalent education and experience
• 3-5 years’ experience with the new product launch process in manufacturing environment, including exposure to or responsibility for GD&T, SPC, PFMEA, FAI/PPAP
• Experience with customer-facing roles providing sales support (could include technical support, quality, sales, customer service or other similar roles)
• Proficient with computer software including Microsoft Office products, Microsoft Project or similar, CAD 3-D modeling software or similar, and ability to learn new software.
• Ability to work onsite with a reasonable commute to Shelbyville, KY
• Ability travel domestically and/or internationally no more than 10-20% of time.
• US Person as defined by ITAR/EAR

Preferred:

• Engineering, Masters or MBA degree
• Project Management Certification
• Experience in lean manufacturing and ISO, NADCAP or AS9100 quality environments.
• Experience with producing to customer specifications.
• Familiarity with or knowledge of metals and metal forming processes including welding, tube bending and/or roll forming.

Who We Are

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation, or RFC as we call it, supplies custom roll formed metal components into several industries including Aerospace, Construction, Material Handling, Off-Highway, Office Furniture, Solar and Transportation. In 2000, Roll Forming Corporation was acquired by globally leading technology group voestalpine AG and became part of the Metal Forming, Tubes and Sections division. Today, voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation has seven production facilities across three states with five facilities and headquarters located in Shelby County, Kentucky and one facility each in Pennsylvania and Indiana.

What We Offer You

• Several great benefit plans, including multiple health insurance options, vision, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability coverage, health-saving accounts, or flexible spending account
• 401K or 401K Roth up to 6% Match
• Quarterly Profit-Sharing Bonus.
• Apprenticeship programs & tuition reimbursement opportunities
• Leadership training opportunities
• TogetherWeCare, a philanthropic volunteer program that allows employees to support their community while on company time
• Countdown to Zero, a global environmental impact initiative that strives to make our work environments more efficient and environmentally friendly

voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation is an At Will employer. Employment will be at-will, which means that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without prior notice, and with or without cause.

Roll Forming Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, and any other federal, state, or locally protected classifications. Please contact us at RFC.HR@voestalpine.com if you require any alternate application form or accommodation during our hiring process due to disability.